Teaching Assistant Grade 2
Westacre Middle School, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 0AAThis job expired on 16 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As Soon As Possible
Closing date
16 May 2024 at 8am
Date listed
2 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3
Working pattern
- Full time, term time: 29 hours and 20 Minutes a week, 8.15 am – 3.00 pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,500- £23,893 (Actual Salary £16,363 - £16,619)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Westacre is a popular and oversubscribed school with a strong and embedded primary ethos. An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team of committed and dedicated Teaching Assistants; our current vacancy is predominantly based within a class but also involves supporting children across the 3 year groups.
Our Teaching Assistants work 8.15 am – 3.00 pm Monday – Friday including one break duty per week of 20 minutes. They also play a vital role as part of the Lunchtime Supervision team, supporting positive and structured play three times a week during lunch breaks, on a rota basis.
The post will include:
- Working in classes under the direction of a teacher supporting small groups or providing one to one focused support
- Preparing and organising resources to support small group teaching and specialist interventions as required across the 3 year groups
- Supporting the work of year leaders by undertaking administrative work
- Contributing to an after school club activity, for which payment is in addition to the stated salary
What we offer:
- An excellent opportunity to develop your practice with a commitment to your continued professional development
- A highly skilled and supportive teaching and teaching assistant team
- An excellent working environment in a well-resourced school set in extensive grounds
- Local government pension scheme
- Local authority discount schemes
What the school offers its staff
What we offer:
- An excellent opportunity to develop your practice with a commitment to your continued professional development
- A highly skilled and supportive teaching and teaching assistant team
- An excellent working environment in a well-resourced school set in extensive grounds
- Local government pension scheme
- Local authority discount schemes
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Westacre Middle School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 9 to 12
- Education phase
- View all Middlejobs
- School size
- 449 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 9 to 12
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Westacre Middle School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- office@westacre.worcs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01905 772795
Westacre is a large 5 form entry middle school and is proud of its exceptionally strong primary ethos. We are fully committed to providing creative, exciting and purposeful learning experiences for all children and enjoy a good reputation within the local community
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